Wuhan selected as '5G+ industrial internet' pilot city

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially released the list of pilot cities for the 2024 "5G+ industrial internet" integration application during the opening ceremony of the 2024 China 5G+ Industrial Internet Conference. Wuhan, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Suzhou, and Shanghai were among the first 10 cities selected.

The conference, which opened on Nov 19 in the Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone (Optics Valley of China, or OVC) in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, is the first national-level "5G+ industrial internet" conference.

Having been held in OVC for four consecutive years, it has become a key platform for policy announcements, practice showcases, collaboration exchanges, industry promotion, and development trends in the integration and innovation of 5G and industrial internet.

The 2024 China 5G+ Industrial Internet Conference opens on Nov 19 in OVC. [Photo/WeChat account of Optics Valley of China]

The 10 pilot cities selected at the conference will use new technologies, facilities, scenarios, models, and the business ecosystem of "5G+ industrial internet" to create industry clusters and innovation ecosystems with national and regional leadership effects.

The National High-tech Zone Optoelectronic Industry Collaborative Innovation Network is launched. [Photo/WeChat account of Optics Valley of China]

The National High-tech Zone Optoelectronic Industry Collaborative Innovation Network was launched at the conference's main forum, with promotions from OVC.

The network, initiated by OVC in collaboration with 13 other national high-tech zones, aims to streamline the optoelectronic information industry chain and supply chain. It seeks to integrate optoelectronic information innovation resources and jointly build a globally competitive industry cluster.